[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882) › c10.150 # The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c10.150 The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c10.150 - **Language:** English ### [c10.150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c10.150) In A.D. 1813 Báji Ráo determined to raise a body of disciplined troops commanded by English officers. A brigade was formed and stationed near Poona, as was also a brigade of the subsidiary force, the rest of it being sent to Sirur on the Ghod river about forty miles east of Poona. It was about this time that Trimbakji Dengle reached the height of his power, and under his influence Báji Ráo’s government rapidly deteriorated. His one object was to accumulate money; districts were farmed to the highest bidder; no mercy was shown to the farmers who defaulted, and the farmers showed none in their turn to the husbandmen; and made money by the open sale of justice. Trimbakji, who disliked the English, also induced his master to increase his forces, and to intrigue with all the Marátha chiefs. Negotiations had long been going on between the Peshwa and the Gáikwár respecting tribute due to the former, and in 1814 Gangádhar Shástri was sent on behalf of the Gáikwár to Poona. Many efforts were made by the Peshwa to win him over but without success; and at last he was treacherously murdered at Pandharpur by Trimbakji’s orders, with the consent of the Peshwa (July 1815). The British Government at once demanded Trimbakji’s surrender, and after some delay he was given up and imprisoned in the fort of Thána. In less than a year he managed to escape, and, though in constant communication with the Peshwa, evaded capture by the English by wandering in the hilly parts of the country from Khándesh to Sátára, stirring the wild tribes to revolt. - [Previous: c10.149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c10.149) - [Next: c10.151](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c10.151) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c10) ## Cites (1) - [Paṇḍharpūr](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.pandharpur) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c10.150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c10.150) · Pramāṇa